Wednesday, July 1, 2020,
11am-12pm ET (8-9am PT)
As a follow up to the RCCN webinar “Resilience and Reserve: Defining, Refining, and Advancing Research in Aging,” this webinar discussed NIA resilience research opportunities and programs emphasizing translational research related to resilience and reserve. The webinar included a programmatic overview as well as experimental outcomes from an NIA-funded researcher.
The free, one-hour webinar explored:
- The geroscience perspective on resilience and reserve
- Resilience resource development using animal models including the Successful Trajectories of Aging Reserve and Resilience in Rats (STARRRS) program
- NIA-funded resilience research in the biology of aging
A Q&A followed.
About the Presenters and Moderator
Ronald A Kohanski, PhD
Acting Director, Division of Aging Biology
National Institute on Aging
Coordinator, Geroscience interest Group
National institutes of Health
Molly Wagster, PhD
Chief, Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience Branch,
Division of Neuroscience
National Institute on Aging
Francesca Macchiarini, MS, PhD
Chief, Biological Resources Branch,
Division of Aging Biology
National Institute on Aging
Nathan LeBrasseur, MS, PhD
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Associate Professor of Physiology,
Mayo Clinic
Jay Magaziner, PhD, MSHyg
Member, RCCN Executive Committee.
Director, Center for Research on Aging, University of Maryland.
Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health,
University of Maryland School of Medicine; Baltimore, MD.